Freedom Score in Italy
Italy: Freedom Score was 87 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom Score in Italy, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Italy stood at 87. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Italy peaked at 92 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 87, in 2025.
Italy ranks 50th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Freedom Score in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 92 | — |
| 2003 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 90 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 87 | -2.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 87 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90, 97% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Italy's 87 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.5, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.25 | 89 | 92 | 8 |
| 2010s | 89 | 88 | 90 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.33 | 87 | 90 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More social development data for Italy
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 192,914 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 266 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 100 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 266 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0033 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Italy?
- Freedom score in Italy was 87 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 92 in 2002.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 87 in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for freedom score?
- Italy ranks 50th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.